With no go-to scorer, TSU focuses on defense

HOUSTON, Texas -- When the Texas Southern men's basketball team needed a bucket last season, the ball was pounded inside to 6-10 senior center Aaric Murray, who lifted the Tigers to the SWAC tournament championship en route to being named conference player of the year.

Murray's short run at TSU was a productive one, resulting in an appearance in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Tigers return 6-5 forward Jose Rodriguez, a second-team preseason All-SWAC selection, but the Tigers are missing that one player they can rely on for a quick score.

"I'm not sure who is going to be the guy to step up," TSU coach Mike Davis said Wednesday during the SWAC basketball media day conference call. "We're looking for four, five guys every night that can give us 10 points. We don't have a go-to guy, per se."

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